Structuring Your WordPress Blog For Success
Introduction of native tags system in [tag-tec]WordPress 2.3[/tag-tec] generated a storm of questions from many bloggers. In fact this is one of the most useful features outside of faster java processing that made me upgrade to new version.
This new feature helps every blogger to properly structure the blog for success and make content more accessible and searchable. But that is assuming you have a clear understanding on HOW you need to build your blog from ground up and possibly redesign it armed with proper knowledge.
I could go into discussion on the basics but instead I decided to share links to articles that define it with superb clarity and should help you work you blog the way it needs to be.
- Are You Abusing Your WordPress Pages – and Your Blog? Great post by Lorelle Van Fossen that describes in details everything you need to know about differences between posts and pages and how to properly use them on your blog. If you ever had any doubt on where your content belongs, this article will help you have a clear understanding.
- Using Categories and Tags Effectively on Your Blog at Problogger.net written by a guest blogger Michael Martin. In my personal opinion this is one of the best explanations using minimum required number of words to get you going. His description is perfect for understanding new tags system introduced with WordPress 2.3 and will point you in right direction with tagging. And if minimum is not enough …
- Categories versus Tags – What’s the Difference and Which One? from Lorelle will load you with additional details not touched upon by Michael. While content might be repeating due to the nature of topic they both describe I think they complement each other and hence provide links to both of them.
While there are a lot more great articles on the topic, I picked those three because in my opinion they will give you all the answers needed for proper blog design. Proper structure of your blog content is the key to allow easy access to information and as such retaining your visitors and turning them into regular readers.
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Alex Sysoef is an IT Consultant, Internet Marketer and ProBlogger who shares his passion and knowledge of WordPress, SEO, Social Media and traffic strategies on his blog WordPress Howto Spotter. Connect on Twitter or Facebook
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Thanks for the recommendations, but I also recommend Tags and Tagging in WordPress and updated information on the new tag feature in WordPress 2.3 in my summary of news on WordPress 2.3.
Thanks Lorelle!
Your posts are great and I’m sure will benefit my readers. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Alex
Thanks for the link. Glad you enjoyed the article.
Tagging seems to be be all the rage since 2.3 came out. Hopefully people aren’t having too much trouble getting used to using them.
Thanks Michael!
Yeah, this was was as much to answer possible questions and to provide help much needed by many blogs
Thanks for taking time to comment.
Alex
Alex,
Thanks so much for this post and the links. It really helped to clarify how to use tags & categories, especially since I’m just beginning.
Now to give it some thought as pertains to my blog…..
Sue
Sure thing Sue,
It helps to plan your structure before actually posting
I found those articles of great help to me and felt sharing it was due …
Alex
Great post. I am currently in the process of redesigning my blog from the ground up. I needed this.
Thanks Stephan,
Glad it worked for you and you took the time to comment here …
Alex